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The problem is normally one of a simple '''oversight''', the publisher does not understand what is required, or attribution is not given correctly. There is also the possibility of '''wilful''' misrepresentation. In many instances the violation is of minor significance to the project but it is reasonable for the community to expect all users of the data to respect the requirements. There may also be '''major violations''' where the publisher may not respond to an approach by the community and the [[Foundation]] may need to contact the author. |
The problem is normally one of a simple '''oversight''', the publisher does not understand what is required, or attribution is not given correctly. There is also the possibility of '''wilful''' misrepresentation. In many instances the violation is of minor significance to the project but it is reasonable for the community to expect all users of the data to respect the requirements. There may also be '''major violations''' where the publisher may not respond to an approach by the community and the [[Foundation]] may need to contact the author. |
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'''We require that OpenStreetMap is credited, and that the users are made aware of our |
'''We require that OpenStreetMap is credited, and that the users are made aware of our license''' (usually by means of a link to [https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright osm.org/copyright]). |
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For more information see the [[Legal FAQ]]. |
For more information see the [[Legal FAQ]]. |
Revision as of 07:37, 16 October 2022
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This page lists examples of usage of OpenStreetMap data without proper attribution as required by the OpenStreetMap License. This page relies on people noticing and reporting violations.
The problem is normally one of a simple oversight, the publisher does not understand what is required, or attribution is not given correctly. There is also the possibility of wilful misrepresentation. In many instances the violation is of minor significance to the project but it is reasonable for the community to expect all users of the data to respect the requirements. There may also be major violations where the publisher may not respond to an approach by the community and the Foundation may need to contact the author.
We require that OpenStreetMap is credited, and that the users are made aware of our license (usually by means of a link to osm.org/copyright).
For more information see the Legal FAQ.
Process
These local chapters offer to handle your report of a violation (follow the link for instructions): France · Italy · Spain · ...
If you want to handle the violation by yourself, follow these steps.
- First, check if the usage of OSM data is substantial. See the Substantial Guideline for details about the definition of "substantial" used by the OSM Foundation. If the usage of OSM is substantial, continue with the next steps. If you are not sure, ask other people on a suitable mailing list (e.g. talk-de for Germany), on IRC or at the forum.
- Add an entry to the bottom of the table below. If you are unsure about the violation, discuss it on one of our common communication channels (see above). If you are sure, you can report it at forum or a mailing list, too.
- In case that the URL is listed at Wikimedia Meta-Wiki's spam blacklist, you will not be able to insert it here. Please contact a wiki administrator, they are immune against the spam blacklist and they can also add an entry to this wiki's spam whitelist.
- Contact the publisher with a suitable pleasant and non-threatening email and update the record with the date you've contacted them.
- Wait for a response for a suitable period. If that does not create the desired response then you should follow up with a second attempt to contact the publisher.
- If that does not work and the violation is considered serious then report it, if not done yet, at forum or a suitable mailing list, otherwise the Foundation should be contacted, maybe legal(at)osmfoundation.org.
- Once the attribution has been fixed or the page is no longer accessible, please move the entry to the List of usages where attribution has been fixed or case is obsoleted
To discuss a certain use before adding it to the list, consider doing so at forum, a suitable mailing list talk or a suitable national mailing list (e.g. talk-de for Germany). It is not suggested discussing cases at the discussion page because very few people read there.
If OpenStreetMap is being used through a third-party service, that service may also provide a way to report attribution issues. For example, issues involving Mapbox customers can be reported by filling out this form.
Hints to mappers
Be gentle! We are a project for providing free maps and not to argue with somebody about legal issues. It doesn't help anybody playing the police and collecting as much cases as possible. This could give OSM a bad image. Don't be too correct. If they give it their best then it is ok.
Before taking any steps, take a moment to consider whether attribution is worth the potential cost to OSM in the form of lost goodwill, bad PR or people switching to more relaxed map providers. For low-visibility, one-off publications (birthday invites, powerpoint slides presented to a small audience, random social media posts, ...), this may not be the case.
List of usages lacking proper attribution
See also They are using OpenStreetMap for rather correct attribution examples.
Page | License ok | Authors ok | Added by | Dates contacted | Last checked | Date fixed | Comments |
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Architekturbüro Enrico Mincuzzi | no | no | Driver2 on 2009-08-06 | Lulu-Ann on 2009-08-06, dieterdreist on 2019-12-16 | Pictures link to osm.org, which could count as 'some' attribution, but do not satisfy the license requirements and community interpretation of it. | ||
Traveling Salesman The software itself and screenshots of it on sf.net | no | no | maybe !i! on 2011-03-09 | Last project activity in 2015. | |||
West Highland Way iPhone App and screenshots of it | no | no | crom on 2011-05-13 | Selling OSM mapping through commercial iphone app. Last project activity in 2011. | |||
http://mapsshop.ru/ | no | no | xopok 2011-07-28 | nettroll 2011-10-24 | They sell OSM maps without copyright notice etc. | ||
https://plan.nc/ | no | no | Pieren 20 Sept 2011 | 20 Sept 2011 (by the contact html page) | No attribution on the slippy map layer called "GeoPlan" | ||
http://www.bz-mittendrin.de/ | no | no | Lulu-Ann 2012-01-24 | not yet | Leaflet map with text "Tile server sponsored by STRATO / Europe only / About style". It links to https://www.openstreetmap.de/germanstyle.html but this has nothing to do with the license. | ||
Apple's iPhoto for iOS | no | yes | seav 2012-03-09 | 2012-03-08 | partial Attribution: 2012-05-04 [1] | It's all over the news: [2]. Attribution to OSM Contributors but without recognizing the ©, license not referenced, SA not OK. | |
Apple's iPhoto for OSX | no | yes | dieterdreist 2012-10-21 | unclear, is delt with by LWG and OSMF Board | Attribution to OSM Contributors but without recognizing the ©, license not referenced, SA not OK. | ||
http://group.car-online.ru/ | no | no | nettroll 2012-03-22 | nettroll 2012-03-22 | No OSM references on interactive map. Google logo and Terms of Use link is presented over OSM layer. | ||
http://maps.viaclaudia.org/nefos_app/frontend/page/viaclaudia/de?type=bike | yes | no | Bomm 2012-10-05 | not yet | Attribution is "Powered by Contwise Maps — Map data © 2012 General Solutions GmbH, 2012 OpenStreetMap, 2012 MapQuest" where "Contwise Maps" and "General Solutions GmbH" are links to http://www.general-solutions.eu/ . Probably "General Solutions" is responsible for the attribution and for the server "maps.viaclaudia.org", not by the "Via Claudia" associations. Tiles are provided from "mapservices.eu" owned by "General Solutions, so the license CC-BY-SA or ODBL is unclear. | ||
http://www.strassenkatalog.de/osm/schmalestrasse,65423803w.html | no | yes | Bomm 2012-10-16 | not yet | Shows OSM data, in this case the selected street, on Google map background. Below the map there is a line "Quelle: OpenStreetMap" (Quelle=source) which is a link to www.openstreetmap.org. No information about license.
Shows the street class from OSM data in text form by citing the German description of the tag highway=residential from the OSM wiki without any attribution. From the displayed location of the street "Schmalestraße" I can see that the OSM data cannot be newer than 2011-07-19, so CC-BY-SA applies. The text saying that the probably wrongly spelled street "Schmalestraße" is near the probably correctly spelled street "Schmale Straße" seems to indicate that they combined a street list generated from OSM data with some other data source. | ||
111 Orte in Hannover, die man gesehen haben muss http://www.emons-verlag.de/programm/111-orte-in-hannover-die-man-gesehen-haben-muss (http://altancicek.de/) | no | no | Jano John Akim Franke 2013-05-03 | 2013-05-03 | Pages 232-236 are redacted and designed OSM-data printed maps. Copyright of producer prominently given. Only page 2 says "Wald- und Siedlungsflächen: OpenStreetMap" although OSM-data-usage is more than these "areas". May be a problem for more books of "111 Orte" http://www.emons-verlag.de/programm/themen/111-orte | ||
http://www.libreria-odos.it | no | no | Cascafico on 2013-07-19 | Cascafico on 2013-07-20 | Chart 1:25000 sold with No attribution, editor Copyright only | ||
http://www.breakingnews.com | no | no | Joseph Reeves 18/07/2014 | not yet | Stamen produced maps qs background images without attribution. See https://twitter.com/stamen/status/489886184311513088 & https://twitter.com/stamen/status/489885861765328896 | ||
European Comission Cohesion Policy Data portal | no | yes | Imagico 2014-08-09 | not yet | Mapbox generated OSM based background map without attribution or mentioning of the license (not even link to the Mapbox attribution page) | ||
http://www.frogsparks.com/ myTrails app | no | no | --Nop (talk) 17:51, 7 January 2015 (UTC) | email send on 2021-01-29 by Mateusz Konieczny | Android app uses among others OSM Mapnik, OpenCycleMap, OpenPisteMap, OpenHikingMap, Hiking/Trailriding Map, Lonvia Hiking/Cycling/MTB. Shows no Attribution or licence for any of the maps. Includes mass downloading for all maps, also violating usage policies. Mass download dialog contains the claim "this map may be used without any restrictions" | ||
mobil, issue 01.2015, (customer magazin of Deutsche Bahn), insert by connect magazine, page 8 | no | no | --Nakaner (talk) 11:39, 23 January 2015 (UTC) | 2015-01-23 | It is a small OSM mapnik screenshot (4.2x5.9 cm) with a overlay showing dead zones (mobile phone) along railway line Halle–Uelzen. It is not part of the online edition!
I suggested three different choices for compensation via e-mail either a donation to FOSSGIS e.V. or an OSM advertisement or an article about OSM and/or OpenRailwayMap. --Nakaner (talk) 11:39, 23 January 2015 (UTC) | ||
http://www.discgolf-altenau.de/?Parcours | no | no | Ogmios 2015-01-29 | ... | Contacted them via mail. They said they will fix it but did nothing for several month now. | ||
http://www.br.de/radio/bayern2/sendungen/zuendfunk/politik-gesellschaft/club-scan-england-100.html | no | no | Michi (talk) 2015-02-17 | not yet | Map image, has "openstreetscan" in image alt text. | ||
Metroinfo network maps (Christchurch, Timaru), also route maps (example: Grantlea), New Zealand | no | no | Hubne 2015-05-30 | No attribution on network maps (misleading "Environment Canterbury" without "©" in corner where attribution should be).
Route maps have outdated SA license from 2011 but use more recent data. Both maps use unsourced transport data rather than OSM's - why don't they just maintain OSM data and use it? | |||
Zeit Online ([3]) | yes | yes | Imagico 2015-06-01 | yes (2015-09-10), to kontakt AT zeit.de and corresponding authors | No attribution shown by default despite plenty of other credits listed, requires hover + two specific links to get to OSM, Inability/refusal to learn from past mistakes (see previous entry from April 2014). | ||
ESA Landsat 8 Web Portal ([4]) | no | yes | Imagico 2015-06-26 | no | Using OSM standard style, no mentioning of OSM on the whole site.
2016-03-13: They now have a box in the lower right attributing to OSM - but no copy right statement. | ||
http://paddlergilde.de/index.php/veranstaltungen/erlebnistag | no | no | Jedrzej Pelka 2015-07-01 | 2015-07-01 15:15 | event poster containing a piece of OSM with event's site - is it actionable at all given that we are now in year 2021? | ||
UNEP-WCMC here and here | map is down | map is down | Imagico 2015-10-22 | no | Maps from external providers (CartoDB, Mapbox) without OSM attribution | ||
http://www.protectedplanet.net/ | yes | yes | Imagico 2015-10-22 | no | Mapbox based map without attribution (probably also in violation of Mapbox TOS) | ||
http://www.startuphubs.eu/ | no | no | Imagico 2016-02-11 | no | Mapbox based map without attribution (probably also in violation of Mapbox TOS) | ||
http://routeyou.com | partial | no | Sanderd17 (talk) 12:50, 21 February 2016 (UTC) | 2016-02-21 | They use OSM for routing, and allow distribution and display of GPX data based on that routing info. The GPX files are distributed under a CC-BY-SA license (which is possible as derived, creative product), but don't mention ODBL (which should be done). There's no attribution on the pages towards OSM contributors. | ||
http://www.validresearch.com/ | yes? | yes? | CMorty 2016-03-13 | 2016-03-13 | see comment | For their surveys (e.g. Supermarkets) they use printed OSM maps without attribution. They promised to look into it. As they are currently not making a survey near me, I (CMorty) can not verify that. | |
http://www.earnewald.nl/zien-doen/vaar-wandel-fiets-app | no | no | Leonmvd 2016-05-28 | 2016-05-28 | this specific URL is gone, I asked (User talk:Leonmvd) reported to relocate it (anyone else is also welcomed to help!) | Usage of OSM tiles without attribution | |
Printed maps distributed by Guide Regional (SARL SLJ) | no | no | Nico nc (talk) 17:38, 5 June 2016 (UTC) | 2016-05-01
2016-06-05 |
Printed regional road atlas made of OSM tiles and added ads, distributed in mailboxes. These maps are also visible on publisher's website: www.guide-regional.fr/actualites.html. No mention of OSM license, website says that all content is property of the company. | ||
Map appears in https://panel.preyproject.com/app
Home page: http://www.preyproject.com |
no | no | Spod | 2016-06-08 | The map displayed in their web app has no attribution. They are using Mapbox tiles, I think. I can't see an obvious way to contact them via their website. | ||
Zeit Online ([5]) | yes | yes | Imagico 2016-07-13 | no | As before second rate attribution for OSM - in a slightly different form this time, other credits are shown by default while OSM is only attributed after hover with javascript. | ||
Spiegel Online ([6]) | no | no | Imagico 2016-07-13 | no | Static map with attribution 'Karte: Mapbox' (Map: Mapbox) but no mentioning of OSM. Exact extent of OSM use is uncertain but at least the road network is likely OSM based. | ||
http://map.parsijoo.ir/ (site in Arabic) | no | no | Ehsan on 2016-09-06 | OSM data used with custom cartography. No attribution of OpenStreetMap exists. In spite of being publicly used, altered data are not publicly offered under ODbL and in their "About" section, they claimed they gathered the map data themselves. | |||
https://www.rappi.com/ - https://twitter.com/angoca/status/792560853065302016 | no | no | AngocA 2016-11-05 | 2016-10-29 | 2022-07-12 | When using its application, I found that they are using OSM maps with its own tiles; however, they are not making attribution to OSM. I wrote a tweet to them about this, I they already replied they are going to do something in the next version. I am waiting for that. https://twitter.com/RappiColombia/status/794245185681166336.
The app does not longer use OSM maps. | |
https://tappsi.co/ - https://twitter.com/angoca/status/795086377239138304 | no | no | AngocA 2016-11-05 | 2016-11-05 | 2022-07-12 | I found that this application uses OSM maps but it does not make attribution to us. I wrote an email about this, and I am waiting for their answer.
The app does not longer exist. | |
planet.com ([7] and [8]) | no | no | Imagico 2017-03-20 | contacted them via contact form but no response after one week --Roadrenner (talk) 23:19, 9 August 2017 (UTC) | Map in Gallery is without any attribution, Planet Explorer has it hidden under 'Terms' (both for the map and the search function) | ||
http://cascafico.altervista.org/public/violazioni/MV_violazione.png (snapshot) | no | no | Cascafico | 2017-05-18 | Page 2, "Messaggero Veneto" regional newspaper, print circulation 50.000 | ||
http://m.ilpiccolo.gelocal.it/trieste/cronaca/2017/07/05/news/vertice-balcani-a-trieste-merkel-macron-gentiloniu-e-mogherini-1.15578061 | no | no | Cascafico | 2017-07-11 | website/archive of "Il Piccolo" regional newspaper | ||
http://bpi.uk.to/images/piccolo20170712.png (snapshot) | no | no | Cascafico | 2017-07-12 | Page 8, "Il Piccolo" regional newspaper, print circulation 42.000 (2005) | ||
https://apl.provincia.tn.it/Valsugana-e-Tesino/COSA-PROGETTATE | no | no | Simone Girardelli | 2017-07-25 (added while sorting list) | The PDF of the projects do not contain the attribution of individual maps contained. | ||
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cabify.rider&hl=es | no | no | Julio Costa 2017-08-02 | 2017-08-02 | If you go to "Your locations" in you menu, and choose any of your locations, the map shown to "Edit location" is "Mapbox Streets", lacking attribution to OpenStreetMap and Mapbox, and only showing a link to Leaflet in the lower right corner. | ||
https://www.jochen-schweizer.de/shops/boeblingen/mercaden,default,pg.html#karte | partial | partial | 2017-08-17 | no | The little map on the right site has a attribution, the big one (see link) not. Also in this case a entire attribution would not be amiss, at least because that's also a popular website. Or what would you say? | ||
https://www.triposo.com/ | no | no | mbethke 2017-10-11 | 2017-10-11 | This travel planning site displays POI from OSM on a Google Maps background. The visible credits are "Map data ©2017 Google" without any mention of OSM; merely hidden in the FAQ they have an item saying data is gathered from "OpenStreetMaps" among others. | ||
https://www.eversports.at/ | no | no | Roadrenner | 2018-03-27 | Example: https://www.eversports.at/l/crossfit/wien | ||
https://findmymobile.samsung.com/ | no | no | Felipe Barriga Richards 2018-07-16 | 2018-07-16 | Samsung's Find My Mobile Service has the option to choose between 2 maps. One of them is base.maps.api.here.com (with the proper attribution) and the other one is using OSM tile server (tile.openstreetmap.org) without any attribution. Screenshots: https://felipebarriga.cl/owncloud/s/Qwc5cdtb46I8xZx and https://felipebarriga.cl/owncloud/s/n836eY2BZleuste . I got an answer from Samsung Customer Support telling me that the development team has been notified and the missing attribution will be fixed within August. | ||
Education trail Majdán, Slovakia | no | no | Peter Vojtek 2018-09-16 | 2018-04-26 | not yet (they claim to have fixed it, but we don't have visual check it was really done) | Missing osm.org and freemap.sk attribution on map on trail information board. | |
Sightseeing tower Lipovec information board, Slovakia | no | no | Peter Vojtek 2018-09-16 | 2018-05-10 | not yet (they replied saying the will fix it, but no confirmation yet) | Missing osm.org and freemap.sk attribution on information board. | |
facebook.com | User:Nunocaldeira | On September emailed facebook at osm@fb.com asking for visible attribution on their browseable map in a reasonable way and not in a two step attribution. On 10th of October got a reply, where they state they are attribution. Replied on the same day with evidence that they are not, including maps that are visibly credited to HERE, which are OSM data. Also mentioned their sister company, Instagram is also not complying with the mandatory attribution. | |||||
Runtastic android app | yes | yes | User:wiso | 2018-11-12, contacted again 2010-11-02 TZorn (talk) | December 2020 | OSM map used in the app, but "Google" link shown as the map is coming from Google. No OSM attribution. Update: OSM license is displayed, Google logo also still appears, too. | |
alloemploi.fr (website in French) | no | no | Petermahlzahn (talk) | 2018-12-01 | OSM map used e.g. here, but "Google" link shown as the map is coming from Google. No OSM attribution. | ||
føtex (danish supermarket chain) | no | no | user:Hjart | OSM map used on page for finding shops. No OSM attribution. Only a link to Leaflet. | |||
abellio Servicestelle Gotha Hbf | no | no | bahnpirat | OSM Map (Mapnik-Style) on a big sign inside Gotha Hbf, Thüringen | |||
PDF exports at http://www.protectedplanet.net/ | no | no | Michi2 2019-06-30 | no | Repeated offender, see above. Mapbox based map without attribution (probably also in violation of Mapbox TOS) | ||
https://www.schlosshotel-klink.de/ umbenannt in https://www.gutshaus-schloss-klink.de/ | no | no | geri-oc 2019-07-01 | 02.06.2019, 17:07 27.06.2019, 23:31 | bis 2020-08-22 keine Reaktion | " ... Sie verwenden auf Ihrer Webseite OpenStreetMap ohne einen Lizenzhinweis. ..." | |
Municipios Abiertos (Open Municipalities) | no | no | Carlos Brys | Lacking proper attribution to the OpenStreetMap base map | |||
Mapbox | no (especially on mobile) | no (especially on mobile) | Mateusz Konieczny (talk) 16:42, 8 October 2019 (UTC) | 2019 I - see details | There is a deeply hidden and therefore insufficient attribution on mobile. In addition, page misleadingly suggests that data is from Mapbox. | ||
MAPS.ME | no | no | Mateusz Konieczny (talk) 16:42, 8 October 2019 (UTC) | https://github.com/mapsme/omim/issues/11203 - 2019 VII, https://github.com/mapsme/omim/issues/11845 - 2019 X | There is a deeply hidden and therefore insufficient attribution. It is in a place not visited by a typical user. There is a more visible to a typical user attribution (in bottom right corner) - "MAPS.ME" | ||
maps.bnrc.org/ | no | no | blackboxlogic | 2019-11-29 | There is a link to MapBox, but no mention of osm. | ||
https://www.natureindex.com/collaboration-maps/melbourne
https://www.natureindex.com/supplements/nature-index-2016-collaborations/paris https://www.natureindex.com/supplements/nature-index-2016-collaborations/tokyo |
no | no | tastrax | 2019-12-23 | Mentioned in mailing list. https://lists.openstreetmap.org/pipermail/talk/2019-December/083696.html UK based company using Mapbox/OSM https://www.nature.com/info/legal-notice Email sent 2019-12-23 (tastrax). Change on initial page but not others | ||
Snapchat - app and website | no | no | User:Mateusz Konieczny - https://github.com/matkoniecz/illegal-use-of-OpenStreetMap/blob/master/Snapchat/Snapchat.md | 2019-12-23 | |||
http://bustracker.greyhound.com/routes/1003/I/New_York_NY-Miami_FL/GLI_1003/12-23-2019#viewMap | no | no | tastrax | 2019-12-24 | Standard email sent to 'webmaster@greyhound.com' Followup email - 2020-11-09 | ||
Openflights [9] | no | no | 2020-01-22 | 2018-12-05 via Github issue 916 | developer ask for help in [10] It looks like the OpenLayers.Layer.XYZ object we're using may not support attributions. Pull requests to update this welcome :)
Pull Request: https://github.com/jpatokal/openflights/pull/1037 | ||
Parkopedia | no | no | Discostu36 | 2020-02-03 | Only Mapbox Logo, no attribution to OSM. Contact via E-mail. In 2021 [11] full screen on PC is showing "© Mapbox © OpenStreetMap Improve this map", but if screen is smaller it gets hidden behind mystery (i) button. | ||
Aerocontact.com | no | no | Where OSM data is used? | ||||
dealroom.co | skfd | map in concrete company details | |||||
TSB Bank branch locator | no | no | Pawcio | 2019-08-08 Complaint form | |||
https://waqi.info and https://aqicn.org | no | no | Roptat (talk) 12:33, 1 April 2020 (UTC) | Their contact page seems broken, I can't find an email address or a form that loads. They have a twitter account (I don't) so I'd be glad if someone could contact them there | |||
https://www.governikus.de/anfahrt | no | no | Kmpoppe (talk) 15:44, 12 April 2020 (CEST) | 2020-04-12, via e-mail - reminder sent on 2020-08-10 | 2020-08-11 (temporary) | Fixed temporarily by removing the maps altogether. I have provided an example on how to do it correctly with MapBox. | |
https://www.surfline.com/surf-reports-forecasts-cams/united-states/6252001 | no | no | javirg on 2020-05-03 | javirg on 2020-05-03 via email | Attribution disappearing on smaller screens | ||
MapinHood | scruss | 2020-05-08 via app bug report form | |||||
Wallapop | no | no | pantufla | pending | Where OSM data is used? (asked on User talk:Pantufla) | ||
MK'ay art | no | no | Anders Hedelund, Peter Leth | 2020-06-07 via Email to mkayart@hotmail.com, 2020-06-08 via phone. | |||
parking.ch | no | no | Mathias Wittwer | 2020-06-14 via Email to info@parking.ch | |||
WeTap iOS app - https://wetap.org/ | no | no | dieterdreist on 2020-06-17 | dieterdreist on 2020-06-17 and 2020-07-16 and 2020-07-30 via https://wetap.org/contact/ | No attribution or license information at all, at least in the Rome area (likely elsewhere as well) a significant amount of their data is from OSM. UPDATE: received a reply on Aug 1st 2020 that they are working on it, but as they are a small nonprofit it will take some time. | ||
mobisaar-App | no | no | Nw520 | 2020-07-12 via Email to project directress | App displays Standard style and uses OSM-data for bus stop positions 2020-07-13 Request has been forwarded to developer DFKI; 2020-07-15 Received reply from DFKI | ||
PKP intercity, maps displayed inside trains (example) | no | no | Mateusz Konieczny on 2020-07-30 | Mateusz Konieczny on 2020-07-30 via phone to press office and email | No attribution or license information at all | ||
www.bulurum.com | no | no | 58zarali | Advertising site | |||
Transportr | no | no | scruss and dieterdreist | 2019-08-07 via Github issue 628 | fixed in dev version #672 but not rolled out to public App Store yet (2020-08-25) | ||
Passenger information screens in public transport vehicles in Gdańsk (ZTM Gdańsk) | no | no | Darellur (talk) 17:26, 26 August 2020 (UTC) | Darellur (talk) 15:18, 1 September 2020 (UTC) | |||
Ecosia | no | no | Hedaja | 2020-09-03 via email | 2020-09-21 via email | Map preview next to search results only shows Mapbox copyright and full map not copyright at all
-Send second emaias remidner and with patched files for them | |
Second Community Forum for Lucan to City Centre Core Bus Corridor (18th September 2019)
Page 19 of presentation |
no | no | Donal Hunt (OSM Ireland) | 2020-09-11 | 2020-09-05 Reddit post surfaces on /r/openstreetmap regarding poor attribution of openstreetmap data. 2020-09-07 OSM Ireland board become aware and draft letter to author of the original document.
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U.S. News & World Report - https://www.usnews.com/ | no | no | Adam Franco on 2020-09-24 | 2020-09-24 via contact form | Map preview next to each college/university shows tiles based on OSM data with no mention of OSM or copyright. Clicking on the map shows a larger map view, still with no attribution. Example page: Middlebury College, screenshot 1, screenshot 2. | ||
Mapping Green Dublin - COMMUNITY MAPPING (29 September 2020) | no | no | Donal Hunt (OSM Ireland) | 2020-09-29 | 2020-09-28 Discussed at OSM Ireland board meeting on 2020-09-28. Agreed to contact the project seeking attribution and copyright issues to be resolved. | ||
NaSaarWas - App des Ministeriums für Umwelt und Verbraucherschutz | no | no | User:fredao | 2020-08-21 - no response 2020-09-17 - no response 2020-09-30 published 2020-10-01 answered |
app gone? Asked on User_talk:Fredao#NaSaarWas | OSM data used - No OSM attribution. Ministerium weist darauf hin, dass in der App als Hintergrundkarte die TOPPlusOpen des BKG verwendet werde. | |
https://sprawlmap.org/ | no | no | Shnoulle | 2020-09-28 | ON google talk Waiting for Data, please : confirm about map attribution. | ||
no | no | Shnoulle | 2020-10-05 (email whois @wanadoo.fr) | ||||
https://www.rijnijssel.nl/ | no | no | Woazboat 2020-10-08 | 2020-10-08 via email to info@
2022-06-27 via email to Mrs. Wielers |
Leaflet widget displaying tiles from tiles.openstreetmap.org on https://www.rijnijssel.nl/ and https://www.rijnijssel.nl/locaties/ without attribution. Contacted with standard attribution email + information about the tile usage policy.
Sent standard mail again on 2022-06-27 after speaking to a live chat representative to ask for someone who would be able to accomodate this issue. --Kai M. Poppe (talk) 09:04, 27 June 2022 (UTC) | ||
https://www.jetcamp.com/fr/france/fidj-camping/ | no | no | Attribution seems OK on main page, but not on each camping. When we click on "activate" to display of the map of a camping, there is no license or attribution. | ||||
https://manuaisescolares.pt/livrarias | no | no | August. 2019 & August. 2020 (support email) | ||||
AllTrails Android App | no | no | Mario Frasca, Mateusz Konieczny | October. 2020 (support email, their reference: 125657), January 2021 with email | The App uses Google framework and shows the Google logo regardless which map is being displayed. They use the standard OSM tiles (I didn't check which repository they take them from) resulting in a standard Carto OSM map with the Google logo on top of it. There's a well hidden small faint information icon (circled i), and you're good if you spot it. | ||
https://petrolspy.com.au/ | no | no | 2hu4u | 27th Oct 2020
6th November 2020 (reply received) |
Embedded slippy map uses OSM data through mapboxgl/MapTiler tiles with no attribution given at all. Extensive OSM data used (including OSM building outlines). Company Pinecone Software Pty Ltd claiming copyright with no other attribution, and collects revenue from API access.
Reply received on November 6th; site manager has agreed to acknowledge in next update. | ||
https://www.ecosia.org/map?q=0,0 | partial | partial | 2hu4u | 27th Oct 2020 | Attribution given in search query but not on full-screen slippy map | ||
https://www.waiblingen.de/ceasy/resource/18875?download=1 | no | no | mfdz | 2020-11-02 | Pdf/Print publication shows regional cycle highway on OSM background map. Attributed is only the district regarding the displayed cycleway data, no OSM attribution regarding background map. | ||
https://www.mapillary.com/app/ | tastrax | 2020-11-06 | Noted on the website - behind I button. Email sent to support@mapillary.com on 2020-11-15 as there are no contact links on the interface (or the main page...that I can see - https://www.mapillary.com/) | ||||
https://www.topozone.com/california/ | no | no | arichnad on 2020-11-12 | 2020-11-12 | Click top-right icon, select "Flat Map". No attribution, no link to copyright.
Contacted Doug at topozone.com on 2020-11-12. No reply (as of 2022). | ||
https://www.oelschneider.de/saarbruecken-rodenhof.html | no | no | nw520 on 2020-11-15 | 2020-11-15 via email to info@ | |||
https://www.ptv.vic.gov.au/footer/about-ptv/digital-tools-and-updates/mobile-apps/ | no | no | tastrax | 2020-12-02 | Apps also lack required attribution | ||
uboat.net | no | no | User:Mateusz Konieczny on 2020-01-14 | User:Mateusz Konieczny on 2020-01-14 | Lacking proper attribution/uboat.net email | ||
Collect+ | no | no | User:Futureshape on 2021-02-13 | User:Futureshape on 2021-02-13 via Twitter | Using OSM to power store finder. No attribution, also using OSM tile servers. | ||
https://radiosondy.pl | no | no | User:Teeed on 2021-02-17 | User:Teeed on 2020-06-16 via Facebok group | Using OSM to power map (via https://osm.gdzieauto.pl tile server). Explicitly refused to attribute OSM, suggested to leave fb group. | ||
https://gdzieauto.pl/z/ | User:Teeed on 2021-02-17 | Commercial website. Using OSM to power map. Attribution hidden behind "I" button, no links proviced. | |||||
https://geojsonlint.com/ | User:Mateusz Konieczny on 2021-02-22 ( https://github.com/JasonSanford/geojsonlint.com/issues/33 ) | Mapbox is attributed, OSM not. Website appears abandoned, see https://github.com/JasonSanford/geojsonlint.com/pull/32 | |||||
In-seat computer displays on the Prospector train service in Western Australia | no | no | Sam Wilson 06:26, 26 March 2021 (UTC) | Emailed info![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Photos of map use: navigation screen, live location view, static town view. | ||
Geomaps | no | no | Donal Hunt (OSM Ireland) | 2020-04-16 | 2020-04-16 Emailed contact address on the website requesting they correct the attribution on their website / products. | ||
Woopcase | no | no | Donal Hunt (OSM Ireland) | 2020-04-16 | 2020-04-16 Emailed contact address on the website requesting they correct the attribution on their website / products. | ||
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.umotional.bikeapp - Cyclers Android app | no (typical Mapbox-powered attribution hidden behind i button, with a twist - i button is not even clickable for anonymous users as it is hidden behind message nagging to register | no | Mateusz Konieczny (talk) 15 June 2021 | 15 June 2021 (review), 20 June 2021 (email) | /Cyclers - review on Google Play, email to info@urbancyclers.com specififed on Google Play
/Cyclers 2 - on 2021-09-09 after they fixed blocking access to attribution by logged out users - and nothing else was fixed | ||
https://touren-termine.adfc.de/ | no | no | nw520 2021-07-10 | 2021-07-01 | Contacted local chapter ("Landesverband") which reported the issue to the federal chapter; Mapbox via Leaflef only attributing Leaflet | ||
https://www.land.nrw/de/landesregierung/ministerpraesident/staatskanzlei | no | no | --Kai M. Poppe (talk) 09:59, 18 July 2021 (UTC) | 2021-07-18 | Kopie der versendeten E-Mail | ||
https://rtrt.me/ Multiple apps using OSM maps | no | no | tastrax 2021-07-26 | 2021-07-26 | Standard template letter via contact form | ||
https://www.parken.at/ | no | no | trapicki 2021-07-30 | 2021-07-30: Noted to talk-at@openstreetmap.org | |||
Printed "Grand Tour des Refuges" map on a tourism board (and other boards, probably) distributed by Explore Cervino. | no | no | phaerrax, 2021-08-02 | I contacted the company by email. | The printed map is a local atlas in which specific trails are marked. No mentions of OSM are given. | ||
Autobahn GmbH West: A 620 - Verkehrs- und sicherheitstechnische Optimierung des Kreisverkehrs St. Arnual (Saarbrücken, Saarland) | no | no | Nw520, 2021-08-28 | presse.west@ 2021-08-28 | 2021-10-29 Received reply with explanation why attribution is missing and promise to properly attribute OSM in the future. | ||
Soluciones Integrales GIS, C.A. (SIGIS) | no | no | Wilmer Osario, 2021-08-30 | Uses certain elements obtained from OSM data, without any mention or credits. | |||
Cycling UK | no | no | Graham Seaman, 2021-09-05 | Standard email sent to haveyoursay@cyclinguk.org 2021-09-05.
Acknowledgement received 2021-09-08 "passed to communication team who will respond" |
Uses openlayers to provide full slippy map, without any mention or credits. The map is intended to show location of cycling groups in the UK, but is actually the full map without the lowest layers. | ||
https://domicilios.wok.com.co/pide-a-domicilio#pickup
Wok Restaurant in Bogotá, Colombia |
yes | yes | Andres Gomez Casanova, 2021-09-25 | 2021-09-25
https://twitter.com/MaptimeBogota/status/1441844839369166852 |
2022-07-12 | 2021-10-07 | They asked the website provider to correct the map. |
https://easypark.com.au/parking/en_au/ | no | no | tastrax | 28/10/2021 | contacted via webform | ||
BikeComputer app by Robert Oehler | no | no | Mateusz Konieczny | 2021-06-26, 2021-11-01 | contacted via email, see /BikeComputer. Received reply that it is in beta branch and will be released in November 2021. | ||
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.crittermap.backcountrynavigator | no | no | Mateusz Konieczny | 2021-06-26, 2021-11-01 | contacted via email, see /Backcountry | ||
Erlanger Nachrichten (Daily Paper) | no | no | CMorty (talk) | 2021-11-10 | Article: Entdeckungen entlang der Stadgrenze, Page 32
Attribution: "NN-Infografik Grafik: Mathias Orgeldinger" Contacted by email (I contacted them before, because of other missing attribution/license issues). | ||
https://www.iqair.com/ | no | no | iriman (talk) | not yet | Only a link to leaflet | ||
https://www.printmijnstad.nl/ | no | yes | JeroenHoek (talk) | 2022-01-23 | Attribution on front page fixed in Februari 2022. | Attribution on the website self is now correct after contact with the site. The poster prints that you can generate and buy still seem to lack any attribution, despite being literal OpenStreetMap renderings at a city scale. Question regarding this posed to legal (at) openstreetmap.org pending. | |
https://printmycity.com | no | no | Launched by the owners of printmijnstad.nl above, but targets global market instead of only the Netherlands and Belgium. Oddly enough, lacks any mention of OpenStreetMap at all (where the above has a tiny mention on in its footer). The poster prints that you can generate and buy lack any attribution, despite being literal OpenStreetMap renderings at a city scale.
Shouldn't be necessary to contact separately unless ownership of this international version has changed. It's registered contact address differs though. | ||||
Metromile customer dashboard | Andrew (talk) | Inquired via customer support, told to expect a response in a few days. -- Andrew (talk) 00:15, 1 February 2022 (UTC) | The Metromile website displays customer data on a Mapbox map over tiles that are derived from OpenStreetMap data, but no attribution is visible. | ||||
https://www.packeta.sk/pobocky | Dimitar155 (talk) 11:49, 7 February 2022 (UTC) | Kudlac
2021-09-18 |
See Cs:Lacking proper attribution | ||||
Australian Unity - Herston Quarter (some PDF files) | no | no | Chtfn (talk) 07:41, 2 March 2022 (UTC) (user aka stragu) | 2021-09-23, using the website's contact page email address. Sent another email on 2021-10-14. No response as of 2022-03-02. | PDF files detailing construction updates sometimes include OSM data without copyright information. Examples: March 2020, May 2020
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https://www.iweathernet.com/total-rainfall-map-24-hours-to-72-hours | no | no | arichnad on 2022-03-26 | 2022-03-26 | Contacted Chris and Harrison on 2022-03-26 | ||
Bpost shop locating page map and tracking page map
https://www.bpost.be/fr/points-de-vente/Bruxelles/BRUXELLES-1000and https://track.bpost.cloud |
no | no | 2022-04-04 on https://www.facebook.com/bpost.official/ | 2022-10-04, still no attribution | |||
https://www.impresaitalia.info | no | no | Luca5c on 10 April 2022 | 2022-03-12, using the email address found on their facebook account | OSM images can be seen when searching for a bussiness, such as https://www.impresaitalia.info/734787871416211/room-house/roma.aspx | ||
Infraestructura Colombiana de Datos Espaciales | no | no | AngocA on April 11th, 2022. | 2022-04-11, send an email to icde@igac.gov.co | |||
MyPacer.com | no | no | habi | 2022-06-27, by email to {info,support}@mypacer | Example of use of map wihtout attribution; https://www.mypacer.com/routes/217890/springgarten-paddock-walking-and-running-trail-bern-canton-of-bern-switzerland
Both as static image and as slippy map, which can be put into fulls-screen. | ||
Square Yards | no | no | sahilister on 2022-07-20 | 2022-07-20, send an email to connect@squareyards.com.
Reminder sent on 2022-08-02 |
2022-08-11, still no attribution | Usage of OSM map and loading tiles directly from OSM infra. All property pages load OSM map, sample URL - https://www.squareyards.com/resale-3-bhk-1400-sq-ft-apartment-in-platinum-park-reach/4313471#Price-Trends. No reply on mails. | |
https://hitchwiki.org/maps/ | no | no | Push-f | 2022-08-11, sent an email to maps@hitchwiki.org | |||
Karta GPS for Android | hidden in settings menu | hidden in settings menu | Push-f | 2022-08-11, sent an email to info@kartatech.com | |||
DuckDuckGo (Apple) Maps | hidden on legal page | hidden on legal page | Push-f | 2022-10-01, sent an email to legal@duckduckgo.com | |||
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